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Riding Freedom

Author: Pam Munoz Ryan

Students Reading This Book:
Arturo, Sophie, Samantha, Hudson, Hannah,and Marcell
Characters:
Charlotte
Freedom (horse)
Ms. Boyle
Vern
Mr. Millshark
William
Hayward
Ebeneezer
James
Frank
Inferences:
Freedom is a nice a horse because she won't run away. Charlotte likes Freedom because she always wants to ride on the horse. I think she named him Freedom because she wants to be free. Charlotte doesn't like William because he has no respect for the horses.
3/13
William is a bully because he beat up Hayward. We think that the horse might be sick because freedom's not eating.
Why does William not have respect for the horses? Is it fun to ride Freedom?

New Learning:
Someone was adopted. Freedom is not in her stall. Freedom is still sick. Charlotte has no memory of her parnets.
3/15
Freedom died the day after the race. Hayward got adopted. She can't work at the stabels anymore. She has to work in the kitchen
Questions: where is Charlotte going to live or go? What is going to happen to Charlotte? Why would Charlotte take a risk? will she get caught? Will she get a family or a home? Will she find Hayward? What will happen if she doesn't find a home? (Charlotte ran away)
3/19
Inferences: We think Charlotte will tell the truth to Ebeneezer. We think Charlotte will get adopted. We think Charlotte will get a horse from Ebeneezer.
3/20
New Learning: years past by. Charlotte is 18 years old. Charlotte is being training to steer horses by Ebeneezer. Charlotte is still acting like a boy. She is talking to horses in a low voice to talk like a boy. Charlotte dresses with snug undershirts, loose-fitting pleated flannel shirts witha buckskin vest. baggy trousers,leather boots, a broad brimmed hat and snug buckskin gloves.
3/21
Questions: How did Mr.Millshark not notice Charlotte? Does Charlotte get payed? How much passagers does Charlotte drive a day? Why would Mr.Millshark not put his boots back on?

3/22
Ebeneezer found out Charlotte is actually a girl. Ebeneezer use to have a girl and a wife. Charlotte moved to California.
3/25
new Learning: People were throwing gold at her because she saved the passengers. Charlotte got kicked in the by the horse. Charlotte was sending letters to
Hayward. The doctor knew that Charlotte was a girl right away. Charlotte want's to get ranch.

3/26
New Learning: Vern died. Hayward came to visit Charlotte for a month. William was adopted and then he was unadopted because he beat the horse. Ebeneezer is going to come and visit Charlotte in the spring.

new learning;charlotte has a baby horse and she named it freedom.ebeneezer arrivied in spring and ahe died on november 3 1868.2